[va-richmond-general] Re: Nest in Side of house
- From: "Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 17:54:32 -0400
White-throated Sparrows are actually Winter residents. They're typically
here form sometime in the Fall through mid-May. My late date for them is
around May 22.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:11 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Nest in Side of house
> Thanks for the information on the sparrows. I have seen White-throated
> Sparrows here, so apparently they pass through our region but don't nest
> here. I hope they aren't House Sparrows, as this import can be a
> numerous pest.
>
> European Starlings, another pest, do nest in people's houses. I know
> from experience. They kept nesting in our dryer vent, up on the second
> story. We tried all sorts of things to block it, but it would put all
> sorts of nesting materials in the vent, obstructing it and interfering
> with drying our clothes. We kept emptying the nesting materials. Finally
> we hired someone to put a wire mesh guard around the vent. That was last
> year. We have had no bird problem with our dryer since. The vent is
> accumulating lint which threatens to clog it, but no bird problems.
>
> Jim Blowers
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Shapiro
> Sent: Monday, 2005 May 30 18:48
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> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Nest in Side of house
>
>
> Diane-
> If the bird has a thin, slightly-curved beak and a brown chest with
> a white throat, it's a Carolina Wren. Check out a picture of one in a
> guide. If not, check out a picture of a female House Sparrow. They also
> have clear breasts and look quite different from males. White-throated
> Sparrows don't nest in Richmond, and neither Fox nor Song Sparrows have
> clear breasts. The only other birds I can think of that might nest in
> someone's house (House Finch, European Starling)aren't brown.
>
> Michael Shapiro
> Short Pump
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diane Bumpass" <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:32 PM
> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Nest in Side of house
>
>
> > I'm new to the list. I just realized I forgot to sign my post
> > requesting
> the location of the June 8 walk.
> > While hunting down a woodpecker in my neighbor's yard (with
> > permission), I
> noted that there was a hole in my neighbor's house about 12 feet up with
> a bird nest inside. I'm having problems identifying the bird. (I'm a
> novice.) It's a brown bird with a clear breast. It doesn't really look
> just like any of the sparrows in my book, but I'm assuming it's a
> sparrow. What are the most likely options for these devoted parents and
> their young with the perpetually open yellow mouths?
> >
> > Diane
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